Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight-Chapter 243: Fight Until They Admit Their Mistake

Lin Zhiyi stood frozen, not expecting that despite being so cautious, she had still been set up.

Liu He seemed to have sensed something as well and immediately stepped in front of Lin Zhiyi.

"It’s not Zhiyi, she doesn’t know anything."

Old Mr. Gong narrowed his eyes and said displeasedly, "Then it’s you, after all, the money was transferred to your account."

Liu He was speechless, only able to shed tears.

Lin Zhiyi lifted her gaze to meet the eyes of Old Mr. Gong.

The shrewd and stern eyes allowed no deceit, and they barely concealed the loathing within them.

Lin Zhiyi pressed her lips tightly, her gaze shifted, and she looked expressionless at Gong Chen.

There’s a cold glint in his eyes, and he calmly sipped his tea.

"Do you need me to tell you what to say?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhiyi gently inhaled, her lips trembled, and as she tried to speak, the flood of resentment choked her.

*It felt like a rope, the more she wanted to escape, the tighter it tightened.*

*The more Gong Chen refused to let her go, the less Old Mr. Gong was willing to spare her.*

She coldly looked at everyone, "It wasn’t me or my mom."

"Still daring to be stubborn!"

Old Mr. Gong was very displeased with her answer, wanting Lin Zhiyi to kneel down and beg like a dog.

Then take her eyesore of a mom and roll out of the Gong Family.

With that said, Old Mr. Gong splashed her with a cup of hot tea.

She didn’t dodge, instead slowly approached, smirked coolly at Old Mr. Gong, and pulled a napkin to wipe off the tea.

"First of all, the bracelet design was custom-made, only you, Uncle, and Miss Sang knew ahead of time. My mom and I only found out upon delivery."

"If it were a few pieces, you could say it was me who swapped them, but dozens, including labor, couldn’t possibly be done in just a few days."

"It seems, besides you three, no one else could have done it."

Old Mr. Gong was momentarily stunned, seemingly not expecting Lin Zhiyi to retort.

But so what?

Lin Zhiyi was still too naive, *was this situation really about evidence?*

*Even if the police came, the three million, Liu He couldn’t explain it clearly.*

*In the face of everyone’s testimony, what could Lin Zhiyi’s three sentences mean?*

Old Mr. Gong ignored her questioning and directly declared, "The evidence is conclusive. Someone, go gather Liu He’s things from the yard, throw them out. There’s no room for thieves in this house!"

As he spoke, he kept his eyes fixed on Lin Zhiyi.

As if threatening, as if forcing.

Lin Zhiyi, however, did not do as he wished and step forward to take the blame for Liu He.

No, it’s not called taking the blame.

It’s called admitting guilt.

This was Old Mr. Gong’s intention, either kill two birds with one stone or sacrifice Lin Zhiyi.

Whichever outcome, it was what he wanted to see.

But as time slowly passed, Lin Zhiyi still didn’t speak.

This time, even Liu He stood firm once; although she was crying, she gritted her teeth and didn’t admit it.

At this moment, Wen Qing clicked her tongue twice.

"I thought the Gong Family rules were strict, didn’t expect people like this could appear, disgracing the family."

"Wen Qing, enough!" Gong Shiyan said angrily.

"Does the Second Young Master feel pained? How about you compensate for this money?" Wen Qing raised a brow.

Gong Shiyan didn’t fall for it and firmly said, "Xiao He wouldn’t do such a thing. If she leaves, I’ll leave with her, and I will definitely investigate the matter thoroughly."

Wen Qing’s face tightened, seemingly dissatisfied, "Old Mr. Gong, I asked for fairness for our Xiao Ran, yet it turned out I’m the bad guy."

"Aunt, don’t say any more, this matter does need to be investigated." Sang Ran said with a furrowed brow, quickly interrupting.

"No way. If they bully you now, who knows what will happen in the future." Wen Qing said harshly.

If she said this, and the Gong Family still didn’t react, it would truly mean they were bullying Sang Ran.

Old Mr. Gong glanced at the steward and directly said, "Bring the family law, beat them until they admit their mistakes."

"Why! What right do you have to extort confessions by torture?" Lin Zhiyi shouted.

"None, but if your mother wants to be part of the Gong Family, she must abide by Gong Family rules. If not, then get out now!" Old Mr. Gong pointed toward the door.

Gong Shiyan directly stood in front of them, "If you want to beat someone, beat me. They are my wife and daughter."

"You reckless thing! Where is everyone? Drag him down!"

Old Mr. Gong shouted discontently.

Soon, over a dozen bodyguards entered, directly dragging Gong Shiyan away.

"Dad! Do you really want to drive people to death?" Gong Shiyan shouted angrily, with bloodshot eyes.

"I am your dad! This family is not up to you to decide! If you don’t admit your mistakes today, people will think these two are in charge of this house! Beat them!"

At Old Mr. Gong’s command, one of the strong bodyguards took the whip handed by the steward.

Lin Zhiyi knew she couldn’t avoid this disaster today.

Liu He immediately pushed her away, "Zhiyi, you leave, I’ll take it, but this crime, under no circumstances should you admit..."

Before she could finish, Lin Zhiyi pulled her away.

She looked coldly at Old Mr. Gong, "My mom has health issues, if you beat her to death, are you planning to go to prison for it? I’ll take it, Old Mr. Gong shouldn’t oppose that, right?"

The thing Old Mr. Gong hated most was defiance, and Lin Zhiyi defied him several times, making him extremely repulsed.

Today was the perfect chance to teach this stubborn girl a lesson.

"Beat her!"

"Wait a moment." Gong Chen slowly stood up and said coldly, "I’ll do it."

Gong Chen took off his coat, as he walked, he rolled up his sleeves, and to everyone’s shock, he took the whip away from the bodyguard.

His silhouette elongated in the light, like a ghost, stopping in front of Lin Zhiyi.

When their eyes met, time seemed to stand still.

Lin Zhiyi calmly raised her hand to brush back her hair and turned with a heart dead as ash.

As she turned, the man’s expression behind her went blank for an instant, as if something shattered, yet silently.

A swoosh sound, the whip was raised in an arc.

Lin Zhiyi closed her eyes, but the pain didn’t fall.

She opened her eyes to find that Sang Li, who had left with friends, had returned.

He stood in front of her, raising his hand to grab Gong Chen’s whip.

Sang Li glanced at Wen Qing, displeased, "Aunt, when did matters of the Sang Family need your final say?"

"Sang Li, I’m doing it for Xiao Ran." Wen Qing furrowed her brows.

"Aunt, Xiao Ran is my own sister. If she’s wronged, I will demand justice, but forcing confessions isn’t commendable. If word gets out, people would think that Xiao Ran, the not-yet-wedded Third Madam, is setting rules for the Second Madam. By then, will you explain it to her, or will the Gong Family?"

As Sang Ran’s biological brother, Sang Li’s words carried a heavy weight.

Wen Qing pursed her lips in silence.

Even Old Mr. Gong had to order the bodyguards to retreat.

"Sang Li, our Gong Family will never wrong Xiao Ran."

"Old Mr. Gong, with your assurance, that’s all I need, but today is my sister’s engagement banquet, I can’t stand the sight of blood!" Sang Li said with authority.

With the words said, Old Mr. Gong understood Sang Li’s intention, he wanted to save Lin Zhiyi.

This scene made Old Mr. Gong’s face look even uglier.

But outwardly, Old Mr. Gong’s expression softened slightly, "Since you spoke, face must be given, but the Gong Family will not condone vileness. This cannot end here!"

He cast a meaningful look at Lin Zhiyi and Liu He.

Sang Li firmly held Lin Zhiyi, "Old Mr. Gong, then I’ll take Zhiyi away now."

Lin Zhiyi was led away by Sang Li like a walking corpse.

Only after getting into the car did she feel some warmth.

Sang Li didn’t get in immediately, instead stepped away to make a phone call.

In the car, the assistant Zhou Zhao turned and handed a bottle of water to Lin Zhiyi.

"Miss Lin, your mother has been taken away by the Second Young Master, she’s fine too."

"Mm."

Lin Zhiyi came to herself and realized her hands were trembling so much she couldn’t even open the bottle of mineral water.

Outside the car.

Sang Li lowered his voice, "I really didn’t expect you to find me."